Address-plate.



W. R.`ALLEN.

DDRESS PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAN. 1911.

Patented Feb.'24, ,1914,

unirse STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM R. ALLEN, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR To THE AMERICAN IULM-GRAPH COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, oHIo, A con-Pennen or omo.

ADDRESS-PLATE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed May 8, 1911. Serial. No. 625,858.

` and useful Im rovenient in .\ddressl"lates, y yof which the ollowingis a tull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide a- .simple and efficientdevice for carrying an addiess made iip'of individual type, the devicebeing utilizable as a unit in addressing machines, printing machines,etc. ltis eonvenient to refer to the assembled device an address plate.

ln its preferred and complete forni it coinprises a slotted plate.individual grooved t' pe adapted to be carried in the slots, means orholding the type Aagainst longitudinal shifting, means for holding thetines caused by slotting the plate in the proper position,-

and means for eonvei'iiently indexing the address carried. Y

ne of the^`ieatures of the present address plate is its embodiment insuch foi-in that similar plates inav 'oe stat-lied. one upon another7enabling the convenient withdrawal of the plate, as desired. ci' Theinvention is hereinafter uiore `fully explained and its essentialcharacteristics are summarized in the claims.

ln the drawings. Figure l is a perspective view of my address plateeoinplete; Fig. Q is a plan of sneh plate with the locking liar removed:Fig. -i is a perspective view ol the locking har itself; Fig. 4 is abottoni plan of a portion ot' the plate near the ends of the tines;Figs. 5 and t3 are perspective views of two foi-nis or looking clip forhold` ing the type in place; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of theindices; Fig. 8 is a diagram, in the nature ot an end View, illustratingthe stacking of the plaies.

The body of the complete address plate consists ot a single piece ofsheet inetal 10 slotted from one e. by parallel slots l1 and having itstides 12 ilanged. from the intermediate portion of the plate. If theplate is to be used on a rotarv member, the intermedia-te portion ispreferably curved on an are corresponding to such member and the flanges1 2 are more or less nearly radial.

2O indicates type 4grooved on its opposite sides and adapted to stand inrows in the re* speetive slots 1-1. The drawing shows three of theseslots and the type arranged to make a complete address of three lilies,giving the naine. the street numbery and the city. It is to beunderstood, however, that the number of slots may be Varied, as desired.The type inav be of the standard Multigraph pattern, having, in additionto the grooves in the "sides, the transversely tapered toot or -the feetmay be plain. ln either ease. the foot of the type lines on the underside of the plate 10, the head rests on the upper side and the neckoccupies the slot.

To brace the slottedplate and hold the respective tines thereof inproper position l provide a locking bar 30, shown in Figs. 1, 3 and S.-This har has in it a series ol openings 3l adapted to pass over the endsof the various tines of the plate, and also over the ends of twoprojections lLlon the end of the-plate outside of the outermost, slotsl1. 'lhese two projections lll are formed with notches' 15 in theirouter edges. When the Patented Feb. 24, 1914.-'

locking bar is in place on theeiid of the plaie l0. as shown in Figs. l.and 8, these notches l5 are oeenpied by the end portions of the lockingliar and, accordingly, the bar is held on the plate against. accidentaldisplacement. To put the bai' 1u place, the side portions oi' theplaleare siinpli' pressed together slightly7 enabling the bar to liepassed over the outwardly hooking ends of the pro-.

ieeiions 14.

lt will be seen troni Figs. 3 and 8 that each opening 3l in the har 30is connected with the lower edge o the bar by a. narrower opening 32.Thus narrow opening .ines with the narrowffspace between the feet of therespective type lines. This, enables the plate to seat on projectingparallel strips which support the respective tines 15 Accordingly', itis syery simpl- 30 edges so v 45 spring eotion .tends to stiLiiglit-ethe slips iriilntoly supported :1t tile proper height-to- 110 Lesser/oand. thereby support tlie t 7pe, iiese strips loles 1S in one of theside walls 12, and by may convenientlybe the web portions oi mums ofthese holes I seoureto such wall arallel teils similar to those used inthe one or more index glates 50. These index iiultigrepli., the ieods ofthe being' pistes are shown in Figs. l and 7 und con- 5. i'nojecl.1 whenthe plete stands oo, suoli sisopFGterably of body portion and two soWebs, tiies ort the piste talee tbe piece projecting tongues 5l whichare adapted to of tlee beads of the ro l` be bent :it right angles tothe body portion shows e series and passe l through .the holes 18 andbent surmoiiiitecl or stacked., over onto the inner side of the Wall 12.The l@ the sides 12, ot'eaoli i late rosto'vfei adjacent tongues of twoadjacent index :fr:

edges on the 'top soi-fece adjacent to the plates may be passed throughthe same hole.

siioliiciers of the nekt lower piste with the Fig'. l shows two indexplates which are type and looking bar ot'eacli plete out oitI showncarrying initial letters correspondoonteo. with either of the miiiicentto the two Words of tlie address name.

index :feature instr' be extended, as de so d, 'there boing; room on theWall .l2 to supp?" the index with the name, city an n, as may bedesired.

'will be seen from the above description tlmt my address piste not onlysimple and 3.5 cheep in construction, but tliqt it 1s very elioctive inservice, carrying e complete, propo-i indexed address; that such addressis heid against displacement in the late:

that. tlm plates may be stocked :ind siifted 90 2 and t?, oi" they havethe one on the other with greet :md thatv ing diagonally' toward. einenother, es now i when it doeii-cl to discord any address, the

et 4.0 onse, there are typo muy be easily removed from the plate two fi.neli notolir opposte and tlio plete used for another address. By

ey may be prt Jl intof. miti-ying actuel instal type, the comlete 95slots stoop-led, by the type. 5 address plate is endowed 'with greatura-v the metei 'Causes 'ill eiips to 1T bility' moreover, by the use ofsnob type nn c iiiipi'int in imitation of typewriting, if de` Fired. maybe easily obtained.V The address muy be cons-ed to print with the bodyof a 100 letter. printingnn addressed letter at one omimit toimpression, or it may be used -tor supplying shove tliein lengthwise ottbe from mld? ,is at n different time to ny letter, or

above, While on the under side, by taking tor printing' eddie. es alone.By arranging l 4o hold of oneleg, eiip may be very easily tlm platesWitlislots carrying grooved metal 10b drawn along. in the term shown inFig'. 5, typo, the type maybe-m* on their shoulders on the spring actiontends to bring the logs tlm top ot the plate und the bottom of themori-nearly togetliertlmii they asume when pleite between the type.lines may bear on in position, White in the rm in (3 tlio ribbedsupports, so that the type may be nc- 'slide longitudinelijyv any 'foruse. To preventv the displaoem 20 iii their ,respective slots suitableeliges ot sprintf 2Q iieyiiigiiotoiies Wboifebytf t slots, the spring;of the metal -clips to 'bind against upper a surfaces ort the timesTliese may be for y 25 their legs timing', es shown at,

Wliiola or biting the legs for? :Voort than the norpaper; and, by havingthe tines of o' size mel. neitliet" the isplmom 'tI-o i :md .siepecorresponding to the heads of i tile fictive position Nient free enst ofthe 'leg allows it ed, Wliile7 when released, tio-f itself place due totbe binding 4f" i'fi'iis :ind allowing the plate to rest on the 115mining Webs.

"l wing tous doserioed my invention, what o i' under eflgss ot tf t n""nss to e l I i claim is; i

should tl ey f .in .fifldres's plete comprising a member oo, the ilinking' s, plurality of lots adopted to hold 12n s :i plumlity oi rowsof grooved individualtype, and. s. removable Vlotvling bar common beloi-ido', I, ceo Wit to the timos between the slots of said properlypositioned, if mslit stationary member. so centering devises, tile :sromitoinstif lo z. devise of the olmmoter described, 125 oeiiy shoved, notoiiiy nlowm the emi'ibinfition oi plete slotted by a plusily, it pissed,so es Ato rml yotslots iromone eiitigmdja removable comte position forlomo r' To :my address plot to Gory so goffo i Y ,o3 o soLss o ssi indexof the address, i piro :Hamam 3. In an address plate, thecombnation et aplate slotted from one end providing-time, hooks onv the end of theplate portions ontside of the tines, and a. tllfnsverse bai.' have ingopenings for such hooksV and openings recessed to make their endportions hooke ,i

and al transverse bar having openings tore- .ceive ,such tines. y t

. In an address plate, the combinauon ofa plate slotted from one end andthus providing tines, a movable 'transverse' end bar having openings toreceive such tlnes, and

, means on the side portions of the plate outside of the tines tolockthe bar in place.

6. -In an address plate, the combination of a. plate slotted from oneend and thus providing tines, and a transverse bar having openings toreceive such tines.l there being openings from the lower edge of the barintol the tine openings referred to, such lower edge openingsregistering with the space beneath the tines.

7. The combination of a metal plate slotted from one end, grooved typecarried in such slots, and alocking bar extending transversely of theplate and having openings engaging the respective tines, said lockingbar extending above the plate to a less distance than the printing face0f the type.

8. In an address plate, the combination ot' a plate having parallelslots, grooved individual type carried in such slots and projectingabove and below the same, downturned edges at the two sides of the plateprojecting below the feet of the type, and a transverse bar at the endof the plate secured to the body of the plate and having openings forreceiving the respective tines.

9. In an address plate, the combination of a metal plate 'having asegmental intermediate portion with projecting edge flanges, an indexcarried by one of the edge flanges, longitudinal slots in the segmentalportion, and individual type in such slots.

l0. The combination of a plate having down-turned edges and intermediateslots having tines between them, a brace for the tree ends ot' saidtines` and an index device on one of the down-turned edges.

ll. rl`hc combination oit a slotted plate having a flanged edge, aseries of alined holes through such edge, index plates each providedwith a pair of tongues, said tongues projecting inwardly through holesin the edge.

l2. In an address plate, the combination of a slotted plate, groovedtype in the slots, spring metal clips tor preventing the longitudinalmovement'o'f a type, each clip hav- -iag om nge waa man mais ammptsitidned to. 'require relative displacement. offtho legs, to. enablethem to slide on` the tines whereby when at rest the legs bind on tfheftintas of the plate.

1&3.. The oolnbinatlom, withk a holder for o line of groaned. type, ot aclip tor limit.-

ingthe positionof such. line, saidA elipbeing an approximately U-shapedspring having two legs. each. with a. pair of notchestherein,

the normal position of said legs tending to canse the clip. to bind onsaid holder.

14. The combination, with a slotted member adapted to carry groovedtype, of a spring clip for limiting the position of a .line of such tye, said clip being an approximately U- aped iece of sheet metal havingnotches in its egs and tending to assume a position to bind on the upperand under sides of said member.

15. The combination, with a pair of arallel separated guiding edgesadapte to hold between them a row of type'grooved on their oppositesides with the edges occupying the grooves of the type, of a clip forlimiting the position ot such row, said clip comprising a two-leggedspring with a not h in each leg, the legs being normally out ciparallelism and the notches being of less height than the diagonaldistances through the guiding edge measured in-the normal planes of saidlegs, whereby the legs must be relatively displaced to slide on suchguiding edge.

16. An address plate having a plurality of tines with V-shaped grooveson one face whereby they may be accurately positioned.

1T. An address plate having a plurality of tines with V-shaped grooveson one face vwhereby they may be accurately positioned combined with alocking bar having o enings to receive such tines and hold tiem properlyspaced.

1S. .\n address plate having a body ortion slotted to holdtypeprojecting above and below the plate, a recessed cross Abar adapted toengage and holdrthe tines rovided by the slots at one end of the p ate,the plate having its edges projecting downwardly a greater distance thanthe downward projection of the type or cross bar.

1S). In an address plate, the combination of a segniental plate havingparallel slots extending from one end, grooved individual. type carried'in s' n slots and projecting above and below the same, down-turnedradial edges at the two sides of the plate proiI :ting below the foot ofthe type, and a removable transverse bar at the end of the plate held byhooked projections to the body of the plate and having openings forreceiving the ends of the respective tines between the slots.

20. The combination, with a holder for a line of grooved type, of a clipfor limitias of the holdeland casing th clip to bind on lsaid holder.1:1 In testmlony whereof, I hereunto aix my Slgnotlue 111 the presenceof two Wltnesses.

VJ'ILLIAM R. ALLEN.

Witnesses YV. DUNLAP, ALBERT H. BATES.

